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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| CLEAN CATALYSTS- POROUS SOLID CARBON MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $999,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 11, 2020 | Sep 11, 2020 | Dec 31, 2022 | ||
| CONTROLLED-RELEASE SILVER BIOCIDE DEVICE | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $1,130,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 14, 2019 | Aug 14, 2019 | Sep 28, 2022 | ||
| SILVER AND ITS COMPOUNDS ARE OF SIGNIFICANT APPEAL FOR LONG-DURATION SPACE MISSIONS, AS THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DESTROYING OR INHIBITING THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS INCLUDING BACTERIA, VIRUSES, ALGAE, MOLDS AND YEAST, WHILE EXHIBITING LOW TOXICITY TO HUMANS. THE GENERAL PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SILVER ARE BASED UPON THE AFFINITY OF SILVER ION FOR BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT MOIETIES SUCH AS SULFHYDRYL, AMINO, IMIDAZOLE, CARBOXYL AND PHOSPHATE GROUPS, AND THESE MULTIPLE MECHANISMS ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY. SILVER CAN IMPACT A CELL THROUGH MULTIPLE BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR A CELL TO DEVELOP RESISTANCE TO IT, AND IT CAN BE PRECISELY AND EFFICIENTLY DELIVERED USING CONTROLLED-RELEASE TECHNOLOGY. AN ENGINEERING APPROACH IS DETAILED THAT OPTIMIZES THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SILVER COMPOUNDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL FEATURES DESIRABLE FOR LONG-DURATION SPACE MISSIONS. PHASE I BUILDS UPON THREE DISTINCT ENGINEERING APPROACHES TO PRODUCE FLOW-THROUGH SILVER BIOCIDE DELIVERY DEVICES BASED ON CONTROLLED-RELEASE DESIGNS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE DECADES OF SUCCESS IN PROCESS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. PHASE II WILL CONSIST OF DESIGN OPTIMIZATION AND EXTENSIVE PARAMETRIC TESTING TO SUPPORT ON-SITE NASA TESTS AND LONG-DURATION FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS. PHASE II WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE A REGENERATE APPROACH TO MAINTAINING DEVICE ACTIVITY OVER MULTI-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFETIMES. THE LONG-TERM RESULTS AND BENEFITS TO THE MANNED SPACE PROGRAM ARE HIGH ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTIVENESS, LOW TOXICITY, SIMPLE INTEGRATION AND OPERATION INTO ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL LIFE, AND SUPERIOR MASS/VOLUME EFFICIENCY COMPARED TO ANY OTHER POSSIBLE APPROACH. | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $125,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 27, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Feb 25, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF RAPID, ACCURATE MEASUREMENT AND PROCESS CONTROL OF SILVER ION BIOCIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS IS NEEDED. THE PURPOSE OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM IS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN SMART ELECTROANALYTICAL MULTI-SENSOR (SEMS) DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS AND PROCESS CONTROL OF BIOCIDAL SILVER IN POTABLE WATER, WITH THE OPTION INTEGRATING AN AG+ ION GENERATOR. THE DEVICE WILL AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE CONTINUOUS AND ON-DEMAND MAINTENANCE OF AG+ ION BIOCIDE LEVELS IN SPACECRAFT WATER STREAMS AND STORAGE TANKS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING OUTPUT DATA FOR SILVER CONCENTRATIONS AND A PROFILE OF TOTAL SILVER ADDED TO THE SYSTEM OVER TIME. CONSIDERABLE TEST WORK IS PLANNED UNDER AES PROGRAMS AND, GIVEN SILVER ION'S 'ELUSIVENESS' IN WATER SYSTEMS, THE DATA WILL BE FAR MORE RELIABLE IF THE METHODOLOGY FOR ADDING THE BIOCIDE AND MEASURING ITS CONCENTRATION IS PERFORMED BY A RELIABLE AND FLIGHTQUALIFIABLE DESIGN FROM THE BEGINNING. PHASE I CULMINATED IN A VALIDATED ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY AND 4 FLIGHT PREPRODUCTION PROTOTYPE FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF SILVER ION AT SUB-PPB LEVELS IN FINISHED WATERS. THE PHASE II TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES AND WORK PLAN ARE DEDICATED TO FABRICATION, TEST&DELIVERY OF 3 FLIGHT-QUALIFIABLE INSTRUMENTS THAT CONFORM TO SPACECRAFT APPLICATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS DEFINED BY NASA. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO 1) DEVELOP A COMPLETE ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DETECTION METHOD, INCLUSIVE OF AUTOMATED AUTOCALIBRATION AND QA/QC FUNCTIONS, 2) DEVELOP AUTOMATED MACHINE-LEARNING CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT AGILE&RELIABLE OPERATION IN LONG-DURATION MISSIONS, 3) DEMONSTRATE THE FEEDBACK CONTROL FUNCTION TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT AG+ ION CONCENTRATION IN ACTIVE WATER SYSTEMS, AND 4) DEMONSTRATE ALL OPERATING PARAMETERS REQUIRED TO ANALYZE AG+ IN THE RANGES OF 50-5000 UG/L IN POTABLE WATER. | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $1,124,287 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 9, 2017 | May 9, 2017 | Aug 31, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF RAPID, ACCURATE MEASUREMENT AND PROCESS CONTROL OF SILVER ION BIOCIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS IS NEEDED. THE PURPOSE OF THE PHASE I PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN ELECTROANALYTICAL DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS AND PROCESS CONTROL OF BIOCIDAL SILVER IN POTABLE WATER, WITH THE OPTION INTEGRATING AN AG+ ION GENERATOR. THE DEVICE WILL AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE CONTINUOUS AND ON-DEMAND MAINTENANCE OF AG+ ION BIOCIDE LEVELS IN SPACECRAFT WATER STREAMS AND STORAGE TANKS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING OUTPUT DATA FOR SILVER CONCENTRATIONS AND A PROFILE OF TOTAL SILVER ADDED TO THE SYSTEM OVER TIME. CONSIDERABLE TEST WORK IS PLANNED UNDER THE AES PROGRAM AND, GIVEN SILVER ION'S 'ELUSIVENESS' IN WATER SYSTEMS, THE DATA WILL BE FAR MORE RELIABLE IF THE METHODOLOGY FOR ADDING THE BIOCIDE AND MEASURING ITS CONCENTRATION IS PERFORMED BY A RELIABLE AND FLIGHT-QUALIFIABLE DESIGN FROM THE BEGINNING. THE PHASE I TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEVELOP THE DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TO CONFORM TO SPACECRAFT APPLICATIONS AS SPECIFIED BY NASA. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO 1) DEVELOP A COMPLETE ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DETECTION METHOD, INCLUSIVE OF AUTOMATED AUTOCALIBRATION AND QA/QC FUNCTIONS, 2) DEMONSTRATE THE FEEDBACK CONTROL FUNCTION TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT AG+ ION CONCENTRATION IN ACTIVE WATER SYSTEMS, AND 3) DETERMINE THE OPERATING PARAMETERS REQUIRED TO GENERATE AG+ IN THE RANGES OF 0.05-40 MG/L IN POTABLE WATER. PHASE I WILL CULMINATE IN A COMPLETE ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY AND A FLIGHT PREPRODUCTION PROTOTYPE FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF SILVER ION AT SUB-PPB LEVELS IN FINISHED WATERS. | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $124,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 16, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF A CATALYTIC POST-PROCESSOR IS THE LAST UNIT OPERATION THAT RECLAIMED WATER TYPICALLY SEES BEFORE BEING CONSUMED BY THE CREW, THEREFORE THE ENTIRE SUB-SYSTEM MUST BE SAFE, RELIABLE AND WELL-UNDERSTOOD. THE KEY INNOVATION REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SUB-SYSTEM FOR LONGER-TERM MISSIONS IS TO DEVELOP CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAINTAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF ACTIVITY AND PHYSICAL STABILITY OVER MULTI-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIVES. THE HIGH CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NOBLE METALS COMBINED WITH THE SURFACE AREA AND ADSORPTIVITY OF ACTIVATED CARBON ARE THE IDEAL COMBINATION OF PARAMETERS FOR ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AT THE LOWEST PENALTY FOR A POST-PROCESSING SUB-SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE PHYSICAL BREAKDOWN OF TRADITIONAL ACTIVATED CARBON CATALYST SUPPORTS. TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, THE PHASE I AND PREVIOUS INTERMITTENT RESEARCH EFFORTS HAVE SHOWN THAT NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS SUPPORTED ON POROUS SOLID CARBON, EXHIBIT SUPERIOR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES TO ALUMINA, CERAMIC AND GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON-SUPPORTED CATALYSTS CURRENTLY USED BY NASA AND THROUGHOUT THE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES. THE POROUS SOLID CARBON-BASED CATALYSTS ARE PROPOSED DUE TO THEIR REMARKABLE HARDNESS AND PHYSICAL STABILITY COMBINED WITH THEIR HIGH SURFACE AREA AND SURFACE ACTIVITY. PHASE I CONTINUED THE SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION AND SCALE-UP OF THE TECHNOLOGY, DEMONSTRATING THAT THE REACTORS CAN BE MANUFACTURED WITH HIGH SURFACE AREA AND POROSITY AND GOOD INTERNAL CONSISTENCY, AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATING THAT THE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY IS EXTREMELY HIGH UNDER VERY MILD CONDITIONS. THE POROUS SOLID CARBON REACTOR SCALE-UP WILL BE COMPLETED IN PHASE II TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION-SIZED REACTORS THAT WILL BE FABRICATED, TESTED AND CHARACTERIZED USING ADVANCED ANALYTICAL METHODS THAT WILL YIELD A FULLY QUAILIFIABLE PROTOCOL FOR MANUFACTURING THE REACTORS FOR PHASE III FLIGHT IMPLEMENTATION. | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $905,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 1, 2015 | Jun 1, 2015 | Sep 28, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OXIDATION CATALYSTS BASED ON INNOVATIVE, PHYSICALLY-ROBUST ACTIVATED CARBON MATERIALS CONTAINING DISPERSED NOBLE METALS ARE ESSENTIAL IN PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY POTABLE WATER IN LONG-DURATION MANNED SPACE MISSIONS. AN INNOVATIVE CATALYST TECHNOLOGY IS PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT TO A FULL-SCALE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AND SPACE STATION SYSTEM SIZE AND CONFIGURATION. THE INNOVATIVE SUPPORT MATERIAL IS POROUS SOLID CARBON (PSC) MONOLITH, WHICH HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AT SMALL SCALE OPERATION UNDER PREVIOUS PROGRAMS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY DEVELOPED FOR SPACECRAFT USE TO DATE. THIS MATERIAL REPRESENTS THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN ADVANCED CATALYST SUPPORTS BEING DEVELOPED FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. A CATALYTIC OXIDATION PROCESS BASED ON THE PSC CATALYSTS AND OPERATED AT OR BELOW PASTEURIZATION TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO MEET NASA OBJECTIVES AT THE MINIMUM POWER/MASS/CONSUMABLES PENALTY. THE KEY BENEFIT OF THE PSC CATALYST TECHNOLOGY IS THAT IT HAS UNSURPASSED POTENTIAL TO EXHIBIT THE COMBINATION OF PHYSICAL STABILITY AND HIGH CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OVER MULTI-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIVES. THE PHASE I MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR AN OPERATIONAL PILOT SYSTEM TO BE FABRICATED AND DELIVERED DURING THE PHASE II PROGRAM. | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $124,808 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 30, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| THERMAL CATALYST | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $30,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | 334519Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | H999OTHER QC/TEST/INSPECT- MISCELLANEOUS | Apr 7, 2008 | Apr 7, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I -- SIMPLE, MICRO-MINIATURE TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYZER | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $69,995 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | 541710 | AR32 | Jan 19, 2007 | Jan 19, 2007 | Jul 23, 2007 | ||
| SBIR 1 PILOT SCALE OXIDATION CATALYSTS | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $69,985 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | 541710 | AZ11 | Jan 23, 2006 | Jan 23, 2006 | Jul 24, 2006 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | — | AR63 | May 15, 1999 | May 15, 1999 | Nov 15, 1999 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | — | AR21 | Jan 15, 1999 | Jan 15, 1999 | Jun 15, 1999 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | — | — | AZ13 | Dec 15, 1998 | Dec 15, 1998 | — | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | — | AR21 | Nov 15, 1998 | Nov 15, 1998 | Oct 15, 1999 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | — | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 15, 1997 | Feb 15, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | — | AR21 | Feb 15, 1996 | Feb 15, 1996 | Jun 15, 1996 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | — | — | AH91 | Mar 15, 1995 | Mar 15, 1995 | Mar 15, 1995 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | — | AJ31 | Feb 15, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Jul 15, 1995 | ||
| — | ENVIRONMENTAL & LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | $0 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | — | — | AZ11 | Sep 15, 1993 | Sep 15, 1993 | Mar 15, 1994 |